Tokyo Ghoul:re

Tokyo ghoul is peak

I enjoyed it, the fight scenes and the drama. But it's hard to fall in love with a bunch of new characters and their dynamics.

Kaneki's memories are back!! His powers and newfound resolve now surrounds his own self-assurance instead of centering around the uncertainty of being a ghoul. Seeing his incredible control over his Kagune come back was also pretty refreshing!

My gosh, I never could have guessed what would happen to Shirazu, if anything, he was the most promising character to me. Comparatively, it felt like he had so much more to live for and do with his life.. (namely Haru)

I didn't expect Haise to do that to Shuu?? Whats going on in his head is beyond me at this point. I just realized we've never heard his inner monologue after his hair turned black either.

Such an intense episode! So many things were going on at the same time, yet it didn't feel congested at all. The character arcs are set up in a way which makes all of them mesh well, creating such a cohesive large-scale battle!

Haise's struggle with Shuu's servant person felt so hard to watch. I liked both characters who were battling, and neither would hear the other's story because of preconceptions. Kijima's defeat was also such asmr lol, vengeancee

Holy crap, so conflicted with the CCG and those of the Tsukiyama household. Way more so when it came to Hairu Ihei's death, and also Kanae. Ihei's gruesome sequence was incredibly good at drawing out such emotions!

The conclusion with Shu's father was needlessly emotional, but I unexpectedly felt so bad for them. Their legacy is threatened overnight, and the detective people use such unorthodox methods to capture "Rose", believing it's justice.

Super conflicted on whose side I'm on right now, that's the amazing aspect of the storytelling within this series; the ambiguous storytelling which shows things as they are! Both humans and ghouls have sides that harm the other, yet neither can be categorized as purely "good" or "evil".

Shirazu has become one of my favorite characters within the Quinx. He's not only empathetic towards ghouls (a little ?) but also tries his hardest even when in such a desperate situation.

The more it is mentioned, I feel a bittersweet feeling towards Haise and his new persona. In every "version" of himself, he has always been dear to those around him, extending kindness where it was due. Hope he regains his memories soon.. I wonder what he will do with memories from both sides?

The focus on the Gourmet took me out of the CCG-Aogiri battle for a bit. It felt a little like the filler often featured in the original series. It did help lighten the tone and serve as (somwhat) a bridge between the intense moments and battle.

Tsukiyama's character has become a little endearing to me, in that he is now able to restrain himself when with Kaneki (the bar is pretty low) At least he cares about his subordinates I guess??

My favorite part of these past few episodes have been Haise investigating Kaneki's presence and impact on his own community. It's been so long since we've seen the mask making guy1 Seeing him reconnect with himself (kind of) makes me realize how good a person Kaneki was..

The new investigators were so cool! Not only were their designs very refreshing, but Ihei's battle & form was super cool as well. They'll definitely be more important to the story in the future!

I didn't expect Tsukiyama's reappearance within this series to be so emotional? He's always been a little off-center when it came to morality, but watching what happens when ghouls don't eat is played out in real time, which makes him pretty pitiful.

I wonder why those at Anteiku hadn't said anything yet, but the highlight of this series for me so far has been the mystery and unexpected showing of Ken Kaneki's impact on those around him through Haise.

The dinner party sequence felt a little lazy in terms of animation and execution in general, but the entire sequence of Haise's big celebration helps show how mundane his life can be in a way.

Haise's hair is getting more, black? It reflects his mental state and control over his past self. I do feel like some of his actions as Kaneki become diminished if he never regains his memory or chooses to live as Haise in ignorance of it though.